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<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">A legally blind skier from Sun Valley, Idaho finished in </span>14th<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> place in the opening biathlon competition at the </span>Paralympic<span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Winter Games over the weekend.</span></p><p>Rookie Paralympian&nbsp;<a href="http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/AD/Jake-Adicoff" target="_blank">Jake Adicoff</a> missed multiple rifle targets to take himself out of contention in the 7.5 kilometer event held in Sochi, Russia. This&nbsp;<a href="http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics/Features/2014/March/08/Gallery-biathlon" target="_blank">combination of cross-country skiing and marksmanship</a>&nbsp;unfolded on the same course used for the Winter Olympics last month.</p><p>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:12:38 +0000Tom Banse14653 at http://kplu.orgLegally-Blind Athletes Shoot Targets In Paralympic Biathlon In SochiFive Disabled Athletes With Northwest Ties In Sochi For Paralympic Winter Gameshttp://kplu.org/post/five-disabled-athletes-northwest-ties-sochi-paralympic-winter-games
<p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">American and European politicians are boycotting the </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Paralympic</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Winter Games in </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Sochi</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> to protest Russian moves in Ukraine. But disabled athletes from Washington, Oregon and Idaho plan to compete in the Olympic host city as scheduled starting this weekend.</span></p><p>Five athletes with ties to the Northwest qualified for the U.S. Paralympic Team and flew to Sochi this week. They're competing in downhill and cross-country skiing, biathlon and sled hockey. In addition, two sighted guides, one from Washington and one from Idaho, went to Sochi in tandem with the visually-impaired skiers from the region.&nbsp;</p><p>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 20:08:17 +0000Tom Banse14552 at http://kplu.orgFive Disabled Athletes With Northwest Ties In Sochi For Paralympic Winter Games'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius In Custody After Girlfriend's Shooting Deathhttp://kplu.org/post/blade-runner-oscar-pistorius-custody-and-charged-murder-girlfriend
<strong>Our most recent update was added at 1:45 p.m. ET.</strong><p>South African Paralympic and Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius "has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend," <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=171972389" target="_blank">The Associated Press reports from Pretoria</a>.<p>Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed inside Pistorius' home early Thursday, police say.<p>The AP adds that:<p><blockquote><p>"Police said a 26-year-old male would appear in court later. ...Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:01:31 +0000Mark Memmott7795 at http://kplu.org'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius In Custody After Girlfriend's Shooting DeathSun Valley becomes hub for healing vets through sportshttp://kplu.org/post/sun-valley-becomes-hub-healing-vets-through-sports
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2013/03/021313TB_SunValley_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>KETCHUM, Idaho - A ceremony in Sochi, Russia a few days ago started the one year countdown to the 2014 Winter Games. Here in the Northwest, the Sun Valley, Idaho ski team has set a goal to get at least six of its skiers or snowboarders on Team USA in Sochi.<p>The Paralympic Games for physically disabled athletes follow right after the Olympics. That U.S. team will also likely have lots of Northwest ties.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:35:10 +0000Tom Banse7794 at http://kplu.orgSun Valley becomes hub for healing vets through sportsThe journey from soldier, to double-amputee, to pro athletehttp://kplu.org/post/journey-soldier-double-amputee-pro-athlete
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2013/02/021313TB_Amputee_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>KETCHUM, Idaho - A winter's worth of racing and training for the best disabled skiers and shooters culminates later this month at the Paralympic Nordic World Championships in Sweden. For the first time, the U.S. team headed to the competition is made up entirely of disabled veterans.Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:30:43 +0000Tom Banse7792 at http://kplu.orgThe journey from soldier, to double-amputee, to pro athlete